Stack 3-3 zone blitzes.To combat the rising tide Noun 1. rising tide - the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide); "a tide in the affairs of men which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune" -Shakespeare flood tide, flood of spread offenses, many colleges and high schools are adopting the 3-3-5 or 3-5-3 defense. The 3-3's flexibility and adaptability a·dapt·a·ble adj. Capable of adapting or of being adapted. a·dapt  a·bil can help pressure the passers and cover multiple receivers and formations. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] With eight defenders close to the ball, the formation makes it hard to determine which of the defenders are going to rush and which are going to drop. Defenses can scheme anywhere from three to eight-man pressure. With eight two-point Two-point is a position in English riding used when jumping, named because the rider has "two points" (both legs) in contact with the saddle. The rider supports his or her body using leg and stirrup, keeping the heels down, closing the hip angle, and lifting the buttocks out of the defenders, they can place more personnel on the field to cover receivers or running backs releasing out of the backfield. Let us take a look at how many rush four, drop seven zone blitzes The Zone Blitz is a common method of defensive pressure applied in American football, usually at the collegiate and professional levels. It exists in nearly limitless permutations, all of which share the common theme of confusing the offensive line by dropping pass-rushers into available in the 3-3 package. The zone blitzes dissected dis·sect·ed adj. 1. Botany Divided into many deep, narrow segments: dissected leaves. 2. Geology Cut by irregular valleys and hills. Adj. 1. in this article are Cover 3 zone affairs with the corners defending the deep outside thirds and the free safety playing the hole. Before we get into the actual blitzes, however, we believe it is essential to identify and label the underneath zones that the non-blitzing underneath defenders have to defend. Diag. 1 illustrates the underneath zones to be defended. Hook Zones: The width of this zone is from the football to the outside leg of the Tight End or imaginary Imaginary can refer to:
Curl Zones: From the Tight End or imaginary Tight End to the widest receiver--also a depth of 15 yards. Flat Zones: From the widest receiver to the sideline sideline See on the sidelines. . [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] As you can see, there are six underneath zones, but only four pass defenders. The defenders may thus be responsible for more than one zone. For example, hook zone defenders may have to expand to the curl. Curl defenders may have to expand to the flat area. This is possible because we do not spot drop, but instead we pattern read. Zone responsibilities are predicated on the release of the #2 receiver. As a result, some defenders will be hook/curl players, while others will be Curl/Flat defenders. As earlier stated, the underneath zones extend to a depth of 15 yards. However, the depth of the defenders on their drop will depend upon the QB's pass drop. As each defender reads pass, he must drop to his assigned as·sign tr.v. as·signed, as·sign·ing, as·signs 1. To set apart for a particular purpose; designate: assigned a day for the inspection. 2. zone as quickly as possible while keeping his eyes on a swivel. Each defender's eyes work from the QB to the #2 receiver. The eyes work back and forth in this manner until the QB stops his drop. As the quarterback sets up, the underneath defender stops his drop and squares back up with the passer. At this point, the defender's depth will be influenced by the QB's actions, while the width of the drop will be affected by the #2 receiver's release. At this juncture junc·ture n. The point, line, or surface of union of two parts. , the defender must focus on the passer's eyes and lead hard. He must also listen for verbal communication from other defenders. When the QB's front or lead hand comes off the ball, each defender must break in the direction of the QB's eyes. This is called "breaking on the QB's first intention." If the throw is in the immediate area, the defender must break downhill, but not at a backward angle. This backward angle is commonly called "opening the garden gate" and will allow the ball to whiz past the defender to the intended receiver. BASE 3-3 DEFENSE, DIAG. 2: Before getting into the zone blitz package, we believe it's it's 1. Contraction of it is. 2. Contraction of it has. See Usage Note at its. it's it is or it has it's be ~have essential to discuss personnel and each defenders base zone drop. The diagram diagram /di·a·gram/ (di´ah-gram) a graphic representation, in simplest form, of an object or concept, made up of lines and lacking pictorial elements. illustrates the base 3-3 defense and personnel. D- Dogs, the strong safeties. B- Bats, the outside LB's. S- Sam (1) (Security Accounts Manager) The part of Windows NT that manages the database of usernames, passwords and permissions. A SAM resides in each server as well as in each domain controller. See PDC and trust relationship. , middle LB. C- Corners. F- Free safety. As you can see, there are right and left Dogs and Bats. However, for stunt purposes, the Dog to the strength call stays Dog, while the Dog to the weak side becomes Rover. The Bat to the call is tagged Bandit bandit: see brigandage. , while the Bat to the weak side is referred to as Will. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Diag. 3 illustrates this concept with a strong left call. Strength is considered to be toward receiver strength. D- Dog. B- Bandit. S- Sam. W- Will. R- Rover. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Diag. 4 shows a base Cover 3 drop. Cover 3 responsibilities: Dog: Strong Curl/Flat. Bandit: Strong Hook/Curl. Sam: Deep Middle. Will: Weak Hook/Curl. Corners: Deep 1/3. Free Safety: Hole. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ZONE BLITZES Cover 3, Sam: Diag. 5 Dog: Strong Curl/Flat. Bandit: Strong Hook/Curl. Sam: Stunt called. Will: Weak Hook/Curl. Rover: Weak Curl/Flat. Corners: Deep 1/3. Free Safety: Hole. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Cover 3, Dog: Diag. 6 Dog: Stunt called. Bandit: Strong Curl/Flat. Sam: Strong Hook/Curl. Will: Weak Hook/Curl. Rover: Weak Curl/Flat. Corners: Deep 1/3. Free Safety: Hole. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Cover 3, Bandit: Diag. 7 Dog: Strong Curl/Flat. Bandit: Stunt called. Sam: Strong Hook/Curl. Will: Weak Hook/Curl. Rover: Weak Curl/Flat. Corners: Deep 1/3. Free Safety: Hole. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Cover 3, Will: Diag. 8 Dog: Strong Curl/Flat. Bandit: Strong Hook/Curl. Sam: Strong Hook/Curl. Will: Stunt called. Rover: Weak Curl/Flat. Corners: Deep 1/3. Free Safety: Hole. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Cover 3, Rover: Diag. 9 Dog: Strong Curl/Flat. Bandit: Strong Hook/Curl. Sam: Weak Hook/Curl. Will: Weak Curl/Flat. Rover: Stunt called. Corners: Deep 1/3. Free Safety: Hole. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Not only can you blitz blitz n. 1. a. A blitzkrieg. b. A heavy aerial bombardment. 2. An intense campaign: a media blitz focused on young voters. 3. according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. formation strength, but also directionally. Blitzes can be brought from the weak side, short side, right, left, etc. DIRECTION BLITZES Cover 3, Right: Diag. 10. The right Dog runs the stunt. The formation doesn't matter. In the diagram, the Rover runs the stunt. Dog: Strong Curl/Flat. Bandit: Strong Hook/Curl. Sam: Weak Hook/Curl. Will: Weak Curl/Flat. Rover (Right Dog): Stunt called. Corners: Deep 1/3. Free Safety: Hole. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] FLIP FLOP This is an adjustment in place whenever a Dog is in a stunt. If the offense presents a formation with two outside receivers split wide, with the outside LB (Bandit or Will) may be stretched to get to the curl zone. Should that be the case, the Dog can give the Bat a "flip flop" call. Flip Flop tells the Bat to run the stunt. The Dog will read out of the stunt and zone the Curl/Flat area. Diags. 11-13 give examples of this adjustment: Cover 3. Dog: Diag. 11; Cover 3, Left: Diag. 12; Cover 3, Rover: Diag. 13. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] By Kenny Ratledge, Defensive Coordinator A defensive coordinator typically refers to a coach on a football team in the National Football League or college football who is in charge of the defense. This position aids the head coach a great deal in many ways by delegating play calling to other coaches and allowing the head , Sevierville (TN) County H.S h.s., n Latin phrase for “at bedtime”; used in writing prescriptions. . |
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